41 - 19th-CENTURY NOVEL. ROMANTIC PASSIONS

19th-CENTURY NOVEL. ROMANTIC PASSIONS ETHICS AND POLITICS. CONSERVATISM. SECOND EMPIRE. FEUILLET (Octave) Monsieur de Camors. Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1867. First edition. A masterpiece of elegant and lucid prose that excels here in its portrayal of moral dilemmas. In a lovely contemporary binding. (4)-377 pp. In-12 format (18.5 x 12 cm). Light brown half-calf, ribbed spine accented with gold fillets, panels adorned with double borders and gold fleurons, title label featuring the author’s name in green morocco. Small white spots on the lower cover, very slight rubbing. Scattered foxing.